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'Among Most Dangerous Terrorists': Iraq PM Says Senior Islamic State Leader Killed
The leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq's prime minister said on Friday, describing him as "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world."
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US Strike Killed Islamic State Group Leader In Syria: Military
American forces killed an Islamic State (IS) group leader and another of the group's members in a strike in Syria, the US military said on Friday.
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World Leaders Condole Moscow Concert Hall Shooting That Killed 93
Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons on concertgoers at a hall near Moscow on Friday, killing at least 93 people and injuring 145 more in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants.
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ISIS Confirms Leader Killed In Clashes In Syria, Announces Next-In-Line
The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria.
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ISIS Leader Behind 2021 Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban: US
The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians.
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Senior ISIS Leader Bilal al-Sudani Killed In US Raid In Somalia
A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday.
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Terror Group ISIS Says Its Leader Killed In Battle, Names New Chief
The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement.
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Two Top ISIS Terrorists Killed In US Air Raids In Syria
The U.S. military said it carried out an air strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed two Islamic State members including a leader it named as Abu-Hashum al-Umawi.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri: From Cairo Physician To Al Qaeda Leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West.
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Al-Qaeda Chief Killed: US Drone Strike Spells End for 9/11 Mastermind
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organizer and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability.
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ISIS Syria Chief Killed In US Drone Strike: Pentagon
The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a US drone strike, the Pentagon said.
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ISIS Vows "Campaign To Take Revenge" For Ex-Chief's Death
The Islamic State group on Sunday vowed "revenge" over the killing of its former leader, calling on supporters to take advantage of war in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe.
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What Next After Death Of ISIS Chief: All You Need To Know
A day after the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi during a US raid in Syria, many questions remain on the operation and the jihadist group's future.
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ISIS Chief And Family Blended In Among Syrians Uprooted By War
In a corner of Syria crammed with people uprooted by 11 years of civil war, the leader of Islamic State and his family hid in plain sight: they kept to themselves, neighbours did not pry into each other's past, the rent was paid on time.
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Syrian Townfolk Shocked That ISIS Chief, Killed By US, Was A Neighbour
When US forces flew over the Syrian town of Atme, where the leader of the Islamic State group was hiding, resident Mahmoud Shehadeh mistook the sound of helicopters for a storm.
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'Among Most Dangerous Terrorists': Iraq PM Says Senior Islamic State Leader Killed
The leader of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq's prime minister said on Friday, describing him as "one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world."
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US Strike Killed Islamic State Group Leader In Syria: Military
American forces killed an Islamic State (IS) group leader and another of the group's members in a strike in Syria, the US military said on Friday.
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World Leaders Condole Moscow Concert Hall Shooting That Killed 93
Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons on concertgoers at a hall near Moscow on Friday, killing at least 93 people and injuring 145 more in an attack claimed by Islamic State militants.
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ISIS Confirms Leader Killed In Clashes In Syria, Announces Next-In-Line
The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria.
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ISIS Leader Behind 2021 Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban: US
The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians.
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Senior ISIS Leader Bilal al-Sudani Killed In US Raid In Somalia
A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday.
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Terror Group ISIS Says Its Leader Killed In Battle, Names New Chief
The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement.
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Two Top ISIS Terrorists Killed In US Air Raids In Syria
The U.S. military said it carried out an air strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed two Islamic State members including a leader it named as Abu-Hashum al-Umawi.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri: From Cairo Physician To Al Qaeda Leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organiser and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability to inspire sizeable attacks on the West.
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Al-Qaeda Chief Killed: US Drone Strike Spells End for 9/11 Mastermind
Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded Osama bin Laden as al Qaeda leader after years as its main organizer and strategist, but his lack of charisma and competition from rival militants Islamic State hobbled his ability.
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ISIS Syria Chief Killed In US Drone Strike: Pentagon
The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a US drone strike, the Pentagon said.
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ISIS Vows "Campaign To Take Revenge" For Ex-Chief's Death
The Islamic State group on Sunday vowed "revenge" over the killing of its former leader, calling on supporters to take advantage of war in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe.
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What Next After Death Of ISIS Chief: All You Need To Know
A day after the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi during a US raid in Syria, many questions remain on the operation and the jihadist group's future.
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ISIS Chief And Family Blended In Among Syrians Uprooted By War
In a corner of Syria crammed with people uprooted by 11 years of civil war, the leader of Islamic State and his family hid in plain sight: they kept to themselves, neighbours did not pry into each other's past, the rent was paid on time.
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Syrian Townfolk Shocked That ISIS Chief, Killed By US, Was A Neighbour
When US forces flew over the Syrian town of Atme, where the leader of the Islamic State group was hiding, resident Mahmoud Shehadeh mistook the sound of helicopters for a storm.
